GLSA-200403-08 : oftpd DoS vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14459

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200403-08 (oftpd DoS vulnerability)

Issuing a port command with a number higher than 255 causes the server to crash. The port command may be issued before any authentication takes place, meaning the attacker does not need to know a valid username and password in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Impact :

This exploit causes a denial of service.
Workaround :

While a workaround is not currently known for this issue, all users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Solution

All users should upgrade to the current version of the affected package:
# emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-ftp/oftpd-0.3.7' # emerge '>=net-ftp/oftpd-0.3.7'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14459

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200403-08.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:oftpd, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0376

GLSA: 200403-08

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